The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 13, 2025
Self-Portrait at Stonewall Jackson Shrine, Woodford, Virginia
2020
(American, b. 1982)
Image: 36.5 x 45.7 cm (14 3/8 x 18 in.); Paper: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Location: Not on view
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Confederate general Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly shot by his own sentries.Description
Kris Graves took a self-portrait in Woodford, Virginia, posing next to a shrine to Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863), who was a brilliant tactician and helped the South win many battles. Returning to camp, Jackson and his staff were mistaken for Union cavalry and shot. He died of complications in the white building in the background. Graves squats so his body occupies the same space as the headstone-like monument, claiming equal space in the world for at least one Black man.- 2020-2021Kris Graves (the artist) [1982-], New York, NY2021(Sasha Wolf Projects, New York, NY)June 7, 2021The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.106.16